Polymer Examples

A polymers is defined as a large molecule (or macromolecule), formed by joining together thousands of smaller molecule units by chemical bonds (or covalent bonds). These smaller molecules are known as monomers.

Example of polymers and their monomers;

(1) Poly-ethene, also called polyethylene, is composed of ethene or ethylene monomer. Commonly called "Plastic".
(2) Similarly, Poly-propene, also called poly-propylene, is composed of ethene or ethylene monomer.
(3) Polystyrene, aromatic polymers, is composed of styrene monomer.
(4) PVC (or Poly-vinyl chloride), is composed of vinyl chloride monomer.
(5) Teflon, or PTFE➛ Poly-tetrafluoroethylene, is composed of TFE (or tetra-fluoro-ethylene) monomer.
(6) Butyl Rubber, sometimes called as "butyl" only, is composed of Isobutylene monomer.
(7) PMMA (or Polymethyl-methacrylate) whose monomer unit is methyl-methacrylate. It is more transparent than glass.
(8) Nylon-6, belongs to polyamide family, is composed of Caprolactam monomer.
(9) Nylon-66 ,also belongs to Polyamide family, is composed of two monomer units namely adipic acid and hexa-methylene-diamene.

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